Medium tank Mk.AWhippet
GAS50133
Complete Medium tank Mk.AWhippet kit in 1/48 scale
Kit contains:
- Resin parts
- Decal sheet
- Brass rods
- Assembly instructions with parts list and color photos: Download instructions
You can also contact us to have this model assembled and painted with the camouflage of your choice.
History of the Medium tank Mk.AWhippet
Designed by Sir William Tritton, 200 Whippets were produced by Foster & Co. from October 1917 onwards. Conceived as a cavalry tank, the Whippet weighed 14 tons (max. armor: 14 mm) and sped along at just over 13 km/h. A quintessentially British original, it was a twin-engine tank: two four-cylinder, air-cooled 45 hp Taylors made it a highly sophisticated vehicle to drive, with one engine per track to master.
The 318 liters of fuel allowed a range of just 65 km. Three to four men crammed into the Whippet Mk. A: a tank commander, a driver and one or two gunners. The armament covered all sectors of the tank and consisted of three to four Hotchkiss 7.7 mm machine guns supplied with a total of 5,400 rounds. Baptism by fire took place on March 26, 1918, and the dazzling action of 96 Whippet Mk. A at Amiens on August 8, 1918 helped break through the German lines. It was the best British tank ever built.